Henny Porten
Actor · Producer · Writer · Production Design
Born Jan 7, 1890 · Magdeburg, Germany
Active 1906–1960 · Awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film star. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1906 and 1955.
Filmography
Anna Boleyn (1920) — Anna Boleyn, his NieceErloschenes Licht (1913)Scandalous Eva (1930) — Eva Rüttgers · ProducerHann, Hein und Henny (1917)Refuge (1928) — Hanne Lorek · ProducerMutterliebe (1929) — Maria ImmermannThe Long Intermission (1927) — Gabriele AmbergLiebfraumilch (1929) — KlaraDas goldene Kalb (1925) — MagdalenaKammermusik (1925) — Hilde von NiemeyerLotte (1928) — LottePrater (1924) — AnnemarieRosen aus dem Süden (1926) — Dr. Eva MaronInge Larsen (1924) — Inge LarsenThe Mistress and Her Servant (1929) — Johanna von GrotheMother and Child (1924) — LeneThe Giant's Fist (1917) — Martina von BrakeForget About Luck (1911)Die Claudi vom Geiserhof (1917)Auf Probe gestellt (1918) — Gräfin Marlene von SteinitzAgnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier (1918) — Agnes ArnauDas Maskenfest des Lebens (1918)Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall (1918)Das Ende vom Liede (1915) — Writer · Production Design